Ratnambal, M.J.Nair, M.K.2014-06-232014-06-232007-02J.Plantn.Crops, 1986 v-14 i-2; p-94-98http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3223Of the 184 accessions of turmeric collected in an All India survey, based on preliminary evaluation for three years, 9 high yielding accessions designated as PCT-1 to PCT-9 were selected during 1982. These 9 accessions were evaluated for their yield performance in a multi-location trial (4 centres) for 3 years. Based on pooled analysis of the data it was concluded that (i) there were significant differences in the mean yield of accessions (ii) there was accessions x place interaction over all the 3 years (iii) the selections PCT-2, 5 and S were significantly superior, and (iv) among the selections, PCT-S (Fig. 1) had the maximum yield potential (31.2 t/ha) and high curcurrtin content (8.7%).enArticle